Immunotherapy

At Palo Verde Cancer Specialists, your local cancer center in Scottsdale, we work with patients to find the best cancer treatment for their diagnosis. For some patients, this may mean using immunotherapy to boost their immune system and kill cancer cells. Our oncology specialists and cancer doctors strive to eliminate our patients’ cancer and help them live a happy, healthy life. Depending on your diagnosis and unique cancer case, immunotherapy may be right for you.

What is Immunotherapy?

Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that helps your immune system fight cancer. The immune system helps your body fight infections and other diseases. It is made up of white blood cells and organs and tissues of the lymph system. Immunotherapy is a type of biological therapy. Biological therapy is a treatment that uses substances made from living organisms to treat cancer. The goal of immunotherapy is to mark cancer cells so that your immune system can find these cells more efficiently and destroy them.

Types of Immunotherapy

There are different types of immunotherapy that can be utilized to boost the immune system against cancer cells. Our cancer clinic may suggest one of the following treatments:

  • Checkpoint inhibitors: used to interfere with the ability of cancer cells to avoid immune system attack.
  • Adoptive cell transfer: a treatment that boosts the ability of your T-cells (a specific type of cell in your immune system) to fight cancer.
  • Monoclonal antibodies: immunotherapy monoclonal antibodies are immune system proteins that are produced in a laboratory and are designed to attach to cancer cells. This makes it easier for the immune system to destroy cancer cells
  • Treatment vaccines: to boost the immune system’s natural defenses and attack cancer specific antigens.

Contact Palo Verde Cancer Specialists for Immunotherapy Today!

For more information about immunotherapy and its treatment against cancer cells, contact the cancer center in Scottsdale, Palo Verde Cancer Specialists. Our oncology clinic will be sure to address your diagnosis and the best treatment for your individual case. To schedule an appointment with our oncology specialists and cancer doctors, call Palo Verde Cancer Specialists. We look forward to overcoming cancer with you!

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